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Farmland prices in California, United States

Farmland in California, United States sold for $18,430/acre for cropland and $14,100/acre for farm real estate in 2026, against $6,020/acre for the United States as a whole. Of its 58 counties, Napa County had the highest farm real estate value in 2022: $61,295/acre.

Prices by year

Cropland, farm real estate, irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland and pasture, latest year first.

YearCroplandFarm real estateIrrigated croplandNon-irrigated croplandPasture
202618,43014,10021,5008,1504,250
202517,94013,70020,9008,0004,080
202417,33013,40020,2007,7003,930
202316,82013,10019,7007,4003,860
202216,17012,60019,0006,9303,730

Values in USD/acre.

Cash rent by year

Cropland, irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland and pasture, per acre and year, latest year first.

YearCroplandIrrigated croplandNon-irrigated croplandPasture
20263314703916.5
20253464834016
202433548427.514
20233444863813
20223314653713

Values in USD/acre/year.

Counties of California

Across 58 counties, farm real estate in 2022 ran from $961/acre in Inyo County to $61,295/acre in Napa County; the median county was $11,471/acre.

RankCountyFarm real estateRent: irrigated croplandRent: non-irrigated croplandRent: pasture
1Napa County61,2954,000——
2San Francisco County48,425———
3San Bernardino County47,339304——
4Santa Cruz County38,401——25
5San Diego County36,0531,350——
6Sonoma County30,4751,30057.523.5
7Ventura County28,2783,340—5.5
8Los Angeles County21,8341,000——
9Santa Barbara County21,1722,300—9.9
10San Joaquin County20,649425——
11Stanislaus County20,2084505528.5
12Riverside County19,831259——
13Merced County16,5274113323.5
14Fresno County16,3783052211.5
15Sacramento County15,76627667.525
16Tulare County15,6174504214
17Orange County15,0032,360——
18Sutter County14,191420—32
19Butte County13,981437—20
20Alameda County13,473—2714.5
21Santa Clara County13,303——5.6
22Madera County13,23941065.512
23Solano County12,90125730—
24Monterey County12,799——17.5
25San Mateo County12,311550——
26Placer County12,188—41.526.5
27San Luis Obispo County12,118811—20
28Imperial County11,892350——
29El Dorado County11,7689003314
30Yuba County11,174365——
31Colusa County11,119375—23.5
32Shasta County10,93020536.514.5
33Yolo County10,7804404315
34Kern County10,539445——
35Kings County10,391305——
36Glenn County10,2622462431
37Del Norte County10,206620——
38Contra Costa County9,19937930.523.5
39Nevada County8,6501,540—28
40Lake County7,833491—15
41Marin County7,636—6442
42Mendocino County6,5111,290—13
43Amador County6,386—6520
44Tehama County5,4792723011
45San Benito County5,362651—15
46Alpine County4,950———
47Calaveras County4,909700—14.5
48Humboldt County4,578405—18.5
49Lassen County4,49322531.517.5
50Tuolumne County4,337——24
51Mariposa County4,306—3019.5
52Modoc County4,267——15.5
53Plumas County4,222———
54Siskiyou County4,174250—13
55Mono County3,138———
56Trinity County2,661———
57Sierra County2,427———
58Inyo County961——10

Ranked by farm real estate in USD/acre (2022, Census of Agriculture). Cash rent in USD/acre/year (2026). A year beside a value marks another year.

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